The benchmark three-month nickel price on the London Metal Exchange was the standout of the base metals complex, continuing to edge higher at the close on Monday December 30 and ignoring rising stock levels. The nickel price closed at $14,315 per tonne, up $105 from Friday's close. It traded in a $200 range throughout the day, earlier hitting a high of $14,365 per tonne. Despite being the only bas...Read More

The discount for copper scrap imported into China has narrowed in December because Chinese consumers returned to the spot market to fill quotas granted for the first quarter of 2020. Fastmarkets assessed the copper scrap No2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96%, LME/Comex discount, cif China at 35-40 cents per lb on Monday December 30. That compared with 38-40 cents per lb a month...Read More

Quebradona project. (Image courtesy of AngloGold Ashanti).The mayor of the Jeric?? municipality in Colombia's Antioquia department said on Monday that his office's proposal to modify the Territorial Planning Structure to protect the area surrounding the Quebradona mining project had failed at city council.Talking to Caracol Radio, Mayor Jorge P?(C)rez said that both the federal government and Que...Read More

The spot lead concentrate treatment charge (TC) dropped in December in the first downward movement for six months.Lead concentrate TCs had tripled over the past half-year as an arbitrage that enticed Chinese buying for years finally closed. Fastmarkets assessed lead spot concentrate TC, high silver, cif China at $150-170 per tonne on December 27, down from $170-185 per tonne in November but u...Read More

Guanajuato Mine Complex. (Image courtesy of Great Panther Mining). Great Panther Mining (TSX: GPR) announced that its Mexican subsidiary Minera Mexicana El Rosario entered into a $10-million concentrate prepayment agreement with IXM Group, one of the world's largest physical metal traders, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.The deal entails that IXM's subsidiary in Mexico commits to purchase 10...Read More

Jack ChanPosted Dec 30, 2019Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a long-term BUY signal.Long-term signals can last for months and are more suitable for investors.Gold sector as represented by $HUI is on a short-term BUY signal.Short-term signals can last for weeks and are more suitable for traders.Speculation remains high despite the recent pullback.Speculation is at a reasonable level to resu...Read More

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The spot lead concentrate treatment charge (TC) dropped in December in the first downward movement for six months.Lead concentrate TCs had tripled over the past half-year as an arbitrage that enticed Chinese buying for years finally closed. Fastmarkets assessed lead spot concentrate TC, high silver, cif China at $150-170 per tonne on December 27, down from $170-185 per tonne in November but u...Read More

The assessment for ferro-nickel with 26-32% nickel content in China fell to a discount of $1,100-1,300 per tonne on Monday December 30, its lowest level on Fastmarkets records and down 71.4% from last month. Fastmarkets' ferro-nickel premium/discount, 26-32% Ni contained, cif China is now at its biggest discount since the launch of the assessment on January 25, 2016. Market participants attri...Read More

Production at Norsk Hydro's Paragominas bauxite mine in the Brazilian state of Par?? has resumed following the repair of an overturned transmission tower, allowing the Alunorte alumina refinery to ramp up, the Norwegian company said on Saturday December 28.Bauxite and, consequently, alumina production had been restricted since December 19, when a transmission tower at Paragominas fell and power su...Read More

Key data from the pricing session in Shanghai in the week to Friday December 27. China Key drivers:  The export price range for Chinese silicon 5-5-3 moved up by 1% from the previous week due to tight supply. Chinese producers have significantly decreased their output over 2019 in response to unfavorable...Read More

Craig HemkeWith just one, holiday-shortened day to go, it appears that Comex gold and silver will actually finish 2019 with "the best annual gains since 2010". That was a bold forecast when we made it back in January. That it has turned out correct brings more relief than satisfaction.As we move to wrap up 2019, here's one last look at this year's primary guide. Recall that we had "The Generally...Read More

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Party hard and party late till 1st January. Comeback relaxed with a vengeance to trade and invest. With Insignia Consultants good times will always last. Thank you everyone for your support year too. Since founding "Inisgnia Consultants" in May 2003, I have been making changing changes (every year) to ensure that our clients are updated with all the information to make maximum profit. "To err is...Read More

An auction for 3,609.5 tonnes of indium once held by China's defunct Fanya Metal Exchange has failed to attract any bids, according to an official notice published via the Alibaba judicial online platform on Monday December 30.The auction, which had an opening bid of 790 yuan ($113) per kg, closed at 10am Shanghai time on Monday.Market participants were surprised that the indium stockpile, which r...Read More

The Turkish deep-sea scrap import markets remained silent at the beginning of the week due to the year-end holidays, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday December 30.The most recent deep-sea scrap cargo was booked on December 20 at $303 per tonne cfr for HMS 1&2 (80:20) from the Baltic Sea region.Since the...Read More

The discount for copper scrap imported into China has narrowed in December because Chinese consumers returned to the spot market to fill quotas granted for the first quarter of 2020. Fastmarkets assessed the copper scrap No2 copper (birch/cliff) imported into China 94-96%, LME/Comex discount, cif China at 35-40 cents per lb on Monday December 30. That compared with 38-40 cents per lb a month...Read More

Ferrous scrap prices in most global markets continued to increase in the week ended Friday December 27 despite the traditional slowdown in trading during the festive periods. Turkey paused scrap imports amid holidays  United States scrap export offers increased on both coasts  Prices in Taiwan edge up despite weak trading  Upturn in global markets drags up Indian prices Turkey Tur...Read More

The domestic price of hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe was stable on Monday December 30 due to limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index domestic, exw Northern Europe was unchanged at ?,?439.39 ($492.16) per tonne on December 30 in slow market conditions.The calculation of the index was based on the...Read More

Today is Monday, December 30, 2019, and this is your daily gold market update. Let's look at the latest price of gold, value of the dollar, gold/silver ratio, Commitment of Traders data, and exchange-traded fund (ETF) prices to get a sense of how the yellow metal is faring today.Gold PriceThe price of one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars today is $1,516.05. It's up 0.31% from yesterday and up 18...Read More